The card I have to share with you today is for a little boy’s birthday. This is definitely not a normal card need for me. So it took mixing a few things to hopefully get an acceptable child’s card.
Stamps
There were two stamp sets used for this card. The first is the Hello Ladybug set. Since most little boys like bugs, I assumed a ladybug was a safe bet. Choosing the solid ladybug over the stamp, which fits the punch, was fairly easy. A multiple legged little bug won over the wings of the other bug. And to give the little bug a place to land, I stamped and fussy cut the large leaf. Fussy cutting the ladybug was also fairly simple with just a bit of extra care around those little legs.
Another fun set that works well for children is the Party Puffins. These fun guys would work for anyone actually. This is the set the sentiment came from. And to help it stand out a bit, I stamped it on the Sweet Sorbet, same as the color of the ladybug, and then heat embossed it using Black Embossing Powder. For an added element, the end of the Happy Birthday strip was cut in a banner tip using the Paper Snips.
Paper and Embellishments
Adding to the woodsy, little boy look is the DSP I chose. This tree piece of paper is from the Happy Forest Friends Designer Series Paper. The leaf of the Ladybug doesn’t really match the trees, but that is a bit of creative license.
Assisting with grounding the ladybug and the sentiment is a strip of the Natural Finish Ribbon. This ribbon is really pretty and has the extra width to be used as a layer. By cutting the sentiment strip a bit narrower than the ribbon, it allows the ribbon to really shine as well as tie everything together. For the finishing touch there has to be a bit of bling. Although black is not really classified as bling, I added a single Matte Black Dot to the sentiment piece.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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